yeay another getaway for the family and what's the difference this time from the previous one? we will spend 3 days 2 night on an island!
one interesting fact (in which btw, i'm not sure whether it's true or not since i've only heard about it TODAY!), the island that we're heading is formerly known as Gunung Daik Bercabang Tiga
+ hint hint +
anyway, today is indeed a rewarding day for me
firstly, i've just got my confirmation letter from UTM
fuh..after 2 years of probation!
and secondly, i've received an RM90 voucher from jusco
sgt loyal dengan jusco ok^^
so this trip is some sort of a celebration for me cheers~
i am not a full time shawl or pashmina wearer sbb lagi senang pakai tudung yang ala-ala jual kat ariani tuh but i do own quite a few pieces within my collection in-trend la konon, bluekk!
however, there's a new online boutique in town it's cala qisha. ever heard of it? quite a cute and unique name tho' and it's only just been around like 3 days! truly a newbie but most of the items are selling like hotcakes people
once you enter their site, you will notice that the cute model (she's farah mislina, from the scarflet's bunch) wore her shawl ala turban well, just like this cute je kan?
so if any of you out there would like to try this style, farah already upload the tutorial on youtube you can view from here
and i'm going to try this out tonight, right after my korean class^^
this chant actually does comes with an ancient story. interesting right? i got this from a source while looking for the soundtracks (this is just a habit of me downloading the soundtracks from all the korean dramas i've watched) but it was a sad-funny ending tho'
A long, long time ago, a man who’s part of generations of only sons, consulted a name-specialist to give his only son a name symbolic of a long life. But no matter how the name-specialist suggested, the man insisted, “longer… make it longer”. It became a name that took a long time to pronounce in anybody’s life.
His name was Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri.
One day, Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolrifell into the river.
A passer-by cried for help.
“Heelp!! Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri fell into the river!”
However, during the time he was crying for help, Kim~~suhanmoo keobugiwa durumi samcheongabja Dong Bang Sak Chichigapo Sarisarisaenta Woriwori Saepeurika Moodoosella gureumi heorikaein dambyeorak seosaengwonae goyangyi badookineun Doldolri drowned.
김수한무 Kim Soo-han-moo : it’s Hanja literally means surname ‘Kim’, ‘Age-is-Infinite’.
거북이와 두루미 Keo-bu-gi-wa du-ru-mi: the tortoise and the crane (bird, not machine), 2 of the traditional 10 symbols of longevity.
삼천갑자 동방삭 Sam-cheon-gab-ja Dong Bang Sak: long time ago, there lived a guy called Dong Bang Sak in China. He lived for sam-cheon-gab-ja = 3000 x 60 = 180000 years.
치치카포 Chi-chi-ga-po: name of somebody who lived a long life somewhere in Africa *lol*
사리사리센타, 워리워리,새프리카 Sarisarisaenta, Woriwori, Saepeurika: names of legendary people who lived a long life *rofl*
무두셀라 Moo-doo-sael-la : konglish for Methuselah, who lived for 969 years, according to the Bible’s Genesis 5:27
구름이 gu-reum-yi: ‘clouds’, ‘cos they symbolise a never-ending existence; in a way, lives longer than Methuselah ^^; thus it’s better to be a cloud than Methuselah
허리케인 heo-ri-kae-in: konglish for ‘hurricane’, shows the meaninglessness of clouds’ existence if they can be blown away by hurricanes, thus it’s better to be a hurricane than a cloud.
담벼락 dam-byo-rak: ‘wall’, showing the meaninglessness of a hurricane if you stay intact despite being blown, thus it’s better to be a wall than a hurricane.
서생원에 seo-saeng-won-ae: ‘mouse’. Drills holes in wall, causing weakened wall to collapse in a hurricane, thus… it’s better to be a mouse than a wall.
somehow this post is only a quick note or a little reminder for me well, just because i used to mix up the difference between both of them all the time geleng kepala~
+ Enquiry means asking a question
+ Inquiry is a formal investigation
+ The prefix ‘en’ comes from French, and ‘in’ from Latin
+ Enquiry is a request for truth, knowledge or information
+ Inquiry is an investigation into something
+ Enquiry is preferred in British English
+ the Americans are more comfortable with Inquiry
+ In spite of their being a clear distinction in the meanings of the two terms, people often use them interchangeably
i've been regretting myself for not watching this earlier yes, since everyone's have pretty much enjoyed it way back before mary stayed out all night adakah kerana Hyun Bin tidak secomel Jang Geun Seuk? dowhh~
ok, i'm down to 3 more episodes and i'm going to roll it up by tonight!
i've been taking up korean lessons for nearly two months now it's a two hour class every tuesday, and i secretly wish that it'll be longer not just because the lesson itself, but it's the only time that my husband will watch over our girl all by himself...hoho, for that full two hours!
think about + playing and catching up with her (she's already walk fast and love to pick up stuffs!) + to mind her moods..she's clingy to her mom, so the first few minutes when i get off from the car to attend the class will be just like a thunder hit the planet! + to sooth her high pitch cries + and sometimes to tends her poops (yeay, daddy got his hands dirty!)
but, that's not what i really want to talk about here a couple of weeks back, our son-saeng nim (techer) told us that in order for us to pass this class we have to go through two tests, a final exam AND a speech! everyone was like in nganga mode (haaaaa?!) we've already done our 1st test last tuesday...i don't want to brag, but it was kind of easy for me seriously, quite gigih-la jugak aku study, so hopefully i'll get full marks winks~
and yes, i've already prepared my speech a short and simple one it is! the class is barely two months, so don't expect much there you go~
annyeonghaseyo
je ireum-eun shaliza imnida
mannaseo pangapseumnida
cho-nen sumul yodol-sal imnida
cho saeng-il nen chonkubekpalshipsam-nion shi-wol iship-o-il imnida
ji-geum PSZ e-so irl-hamnida
chonen kyoron haesemnida kerego, ttal-ikko
nainen han-sal imnida
kamsahamnida!
need a translation?^^
btw, our son-saeng nim, her father's a malay and her mom's a korean how cool is that?
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I’m aware that not all of you readers are Britons but that’s not the question. Islam is in every country and your blog can be viewed by everyone in the world. The question is: Why not? :)
The Exploring Islam Foundation recently commissioned YouGovto survey public perceptions of Islam, Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad. Here are the results.
Knowledge of Islam
60% say they don’t know very much about Islam
17% say they know nothing at all
33% would like to know more about Islam
Sources of information on Islam
57% obtain most of their information about Islam from the TV news
41% obtain their information about Islam from newspapers
Just 3% get most of their information on Islam from Muslim organisations
31% feel that information about Islam is not very accessible
5% say that information is not accessible at all
Perception of Islam
58% associate Islam with extremism
50% associate Islam with terrorism
Just 13% associate Islam with peace
6% associate Islam with justice
Only 16% think that Islam promotes fairness and equality
Only 6% believe that Islam promotes active measures to protect the environment
41% disagree or strongly disagree that Muslims have a positive impact on British society
69% believe that Islam encourages the repression of women
The Truths
Social justice was a term coined in the 1840s and is a guiding principle for all societies today just as it was fourteen centuries ago in the Arabian desert.
The right to vote, to inheritance, education, a role in politics and civic society were controversial and groundbreaking ideas that Muhammad promoted for women in a seventh century society that regarded them as mere possessions.
The environment has been the hot topic of the last few decades, yet green concerns were nothing new in seventh century Arabia, particularly not to a man dubbed an environmentalist of his time.
While Britain’s oldest animal shelter system was formed in nineteenth century Britain, Islamic civilisation was committed to animal welfare centuries earlier owing to the instructions of Prophet Muhammad.
The 1948 UN charter on human rights proclaims “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”, words that echo Muhammad’s practices over fourteen centuries ago.
You can link www.inspiredbymuhammad.com in your blog and share it in your Facebook with that thousands friends of yours! ;)
You can spread around the pictures and the data above.
You can go here, save some banners in your computer, display them in your blog or better, print them out as posters for your class, school, college, uni, workplace – any location where heaps of people could have a look at it!
You can read the content of the website(they’re no brainer, really; nothing too encyclopedic so don’t worry!) and give the right information to your Non-Muslim friends. Or your unconvinced Muslim friends, for that matter.
You can (you should!) always be nice and kind to everyone regardless of their religions and beliefs because that’s what Prophet Muhammad would do. And seriously, nobody would make the effort to respect and understand our religion better if we ourselves are behaving like shit. Sorry. I meant, poo.
Remember that there are so many false information out there and here on the internet, so beware of what you read, hear and watch. Remember that Holy Quran is our only true, crystal-clear guidance, so be careful of inaccurate versions. Remember that if there’s anything wrong (I think terrorism and misuse of polygamy would be some of the most common examples), it’s the followers (who misunderstand things or were misinformed), not our religion Islam and definitely not our Prophet Muhammad. As salam and have a splendiferous day!
